METAIRIE, La. -- Alabama will present Oklahoma with it's most physical defensive challenge of the season. Mike Stoops is looking for ways to get bigger on defense before Thursday's Sugar Bowl.[details]

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 10 of 13 games, missing contests against TCU (10/5), Notre Dame (9/28) and Tulsa (9/14) ... started and made one tackle in the Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama (1/2) ... recorded two tackles at Oklahoma State (12/7) ... made first career start at Kansas (10/19) and had a career-high five tackles ... made two tackles and recovered a fumble against Texas (10/12) ... saw playing time against Tulsa (9/14) and ULM (8/31) ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

2012 (Freshman): Played in seven games ... registered first two career tackles at Texas Tech (10/6).

2011 (Redshirt): Redshirted.

Personal: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... in 2009, recorded 90 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions and forced two fumbles ... in 2008, recorded 61 tackles and three sacks ... high school teammate of fellow incoming freshman Jordan Wade ... No. 34 inside linebacker (Rivals.com).